Muslim Jamaat

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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. It is an organization In India, under the supervision of Samastha Kerala Jam-iyyathul Ulama (Muslim Scholars Organization in Kerala since 1926) and All India Sunni Jam-iyyathul Ulama. Muslim Jamaath is be the apex body of all Muslim Organizations in India. The origin of the term Jamaath is from the Arabic: جماعتِ (meaning assembly).

It also refers to the group of Muslim communities in a village, mainly for the development and welfare of Muslims in that area. They have a common Juma Mazjid in which they get together for their daily and weekly prayers. They have a common cemetery also.

'The main responsibilities of a Muslim Jamaat are:

  • Development of members.
  • Arabic and Islamic education for the children.
  • Management and development of their own mosque.
  • Islamically and Llgally (according to Indian law) conducting marriages and other ceremonies of their members.
  • Management of cemetery.